Marvel's Black Panther Comes to TV

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Animated series in the works.

By Eric Goldman

At their Upfront presentation yesterday, BET revealed they will be debuting a new animated series: The Black Panther, based on the Marvel Comics superhero. The cable channel said the show will premiere early next year, though few other details were given except that the show is being supervised by Reginald Hudlin, according to Variety.

Hudlin is the president of entertainment for BET, but he also has been writing the Black Panther comic book for the last couple of years. Outside of comic books, Black Panther most recently appeared in the straight to DVD animated film Ultimate Avengers 2. There has been discussion of a live-action film version of the character for years, but the project has never gotten off the ground.